More than half of women experienced changes to their menstrual cycle in the first year of Covid, a study has found.
And the majority have also suffered a reduced sex drive.
Irish researchers, who quizzed 1,000 women, believe the stress of the pandemic is likely to blame.
They said they 'unprecedented psychological burden' caused by the Covid crisis increased anxiety and depression and reduced sleep quality, which has knock-on effects on reproductive health.
Health chiefs are currently investigating reports of tens of thousands of women in the UK suffering heavier periods than usual after getting a Covid jab. Some women have complained of earlier or later periods.
A survey of more than 1,000 women by researchers in Ireland found women reported more missed periods, worse pre-menstrual symptoms and a reduced sex drive since the beginning of the pandemic
Period issues, which are transient in nature, affect approximately one in ten women every year.
But vaccines and viruses are known to disrupt the menstrual cycle, although experts insist they have no impact on fertility.
The study will be presented at the Society for Endocrinology's annual conference in Edinburgh.
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin surveyed 1,300 women in
